BOX BUTTE COUNTY FAIR DEMOLITION DERBY
DRIVER RULES
REVISED 2016
1. Drivers must be 18 years of age and up. Minimum of 16 years old must have parent or legal guardian sign minor release form and have it notarized.
2. A driver’s seat belt, safety helmet, gloves, long sleeve shirt, long pants are required during event.
3. Head-on hits are allowed from half arena distances.
4. All power hits on the drivers’ side door are illegal and will cause you to be disqualified.
5. Do not purposely put your driver door in front of another car. The first time we see this it will be a warning, the second time you will be disqualified.
6. 2 Wheels over the berm, you are out and must put up your flag. If you have 2 wheels in the berm you can attempt to get out.
7. There will be no sandbagging. If you are driving around more than 45 seconds with no hit you will have 45 more seconds to make an aggressive hit or you are flagged out. The same time applies if you are stalled. If you have 1 min 30 seconds to get a hit in.
8. No hitting cars with their flags out.
9. All drivers must sign a release of liability at entry gate and drive at their own risk.
10. No cars are to be driven around the pit area except going to or coming back from the arena.
11. Only drivers of the car, judges, and the fire department are allowed in the arena.
12. The last car to move under its own power or the last car initiating the last hit (as per judge’s decision) is considered the winner.
13. At any time a driver may raise his own flag. Once flag is raised, the car may not resume competition.
14. Any fires or fuel leaks, car will be disqualified for that heat.
15. If a car rolls over on its side or on its top, the heat will be stopped, and that car will be disqualified for that heat. For any car that is on top of said rolled car, we will separate the cars and if there are no gas leaks and it can move under its own power, that car can resume the heat.
16. Top three (3) cars in main event will be re-inspected. If illegal, prize money will be forfeited.
17. NO ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE ALLOWED BEFORE OR DURING THE DERBY IN THE PIT AREA. ANY DRIVER WHO HAS CONSUMED OR IS CONSUMING ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE OR DURING THE DERBY TIME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, WITH NO REFUND OF ENTRY FEE OR PIT PASS.
18. Driver is responsible for pit crew actions at derby. May be disqualified with no refunds or winnings.
19. Entry fee is $50.00 per car (includes driver only).
20. $15.00 for an additional pit pass. Pit men must sign release of liability at entry gate.
21. A $250.00 protest fee is required for all protests.
22. Check-in from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
23. Derby starts at 1:00 p.m. mountain daylight time